New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-13
THE MBRIDE FAMILY JARS.
,n .ovroRT FOR THE DEFENDANT

COME COMFORT FOR THE DEfENDANh
MIS- FgrD WITH HIS fAThE"-iN
rrsrIFYING TO his soBRIErY'
Mr.. Josephine NJ Mcbride and her nusosu'
ncRr,do the wealthy tea Merchant WIN 'ne'' f c.
stpds occuped their usual places yesterday III tno gu
o Corr, where the suit for n limited divorce prous'
-, tho wife was on trial before Justice ingranain anu
Jury Charles Bomeisler. the plantins ia'nei' w
,.h crossexamined by Joseph H. Choate as iolio"s.
How long had Won known Mcbride before ms in
AYE 10 your daug hteri A.-About sixteen VI
months intimate were your relationsi A-Notvey "'''
o~Dd you notice pesusrities sbonS DIN sir.
marriage any little eccentrcltesf A'-- Gamma, G.
On the redirect examination conducted ny IVA "a
,daos tho witness said that Mr. Mcbride haa sau ~
him. "Goyeruor YOU are ono OF tho best nen 'N"
lived. and could live with you always. ,,u,., A.
MI Choate-was Mr. Mcbride d,ra unk
Nc that was pa IN s did you that Mr. Mcrao
Iman All YS ana hat hat he had kissed the Barney
stone, opiq 1L Ss Aye, SIR. he did ,vno
Mrs Rachel Roland Bomeislsr tho mo'"o' A." nth
ae.oding 10 her own statemouts had nothing 70 uo ~
80, rar danohter Mrs Mcbride, from her huso"'u'
- ,ho noxt witness She gave her testimony Grizzly y"
n,o direct animation going over the wnoie s'oi' "
ophanny relations OF the yoang coupio irV" ''
tbe,rmarrage and corrobcrating the testimony u ne
,siops Wit NOSES With her fan for weapon sho
he hal exhibited pistol in his wlfes peucna nt
her when the latter i'll in bed Inc d bersef
pei en,ered the room her daughter mad raised Hcso
~ ene esew and cried out wildly: Lock tne aoots
lock The doors Robert has been here an Mr. Nc.
i,oi az me and then sank back exhausted. MI1 ny
rde was taken home to her mothers house py .ne n
vice of Dr. Mackenzie at The time taat sue 4s That
trsied account OF the affair ID which sho US thrown
her husband struck her on the neck Az 1oved her
the floor wa hsf the repy Of tho witness the
Grst question of Mr. Choate on the ~
10 whether she her husband mad not sroDs id
IN onvthns that affected their only child she declared
thai she not been counselled IN regalu 10 nce
az aimas any cost IL possible she had never thougns
II was best for Mrs Mcbride to obtain DIVORCE Da' na
said 50 before the trial. that they ro,oG c0%id
never he happy together unless Mr. Mcbride reio
his habits and improved his temper Neither the witness
nor her husband lad spoken tho word divorce 10
their daughter to each other she had Sny that
when Mcbride in an ugly tit mad told her daughter tnsi
she was at liberty get divorce. Mr. Choats oDsinea
an admission from Mrs Bomeser that she ha seem be
time of his signing the pledge IN December looo' 70 %
separation March 20 1886 The last time was earl!
in January. ,,
oThep there was no treatment OF your daughter oy
that oceasoned by his being unG he time he
lett house your Judgments well i ten you her
aEas a a1 te tune sSd She Was
than man, besides he saw her but very SNORT
The witness said that the only ireatment OF Mcbride
TO his wife from early in January 10 March ~ eeo
sisted in his breaking his pledge making russ ABOUT
hiring nurse for his WIFE, going into her room s4ek,
ing and smoking cigar 10 the scEIoo W.
letters written by Mcbride to his we after Ine sun Mas
besun askiIg her to live with him were READ Wy , M[,
ChOate. The witness said sue had nOtnhS 10 no WIN o
religious discussions between her husband ana Mr.
Mcbride II Bomeisler had not been almost SAINT
be would have done violence 10 MI McBilde'
o-You think your husband is nearly saint don't you
A.-DOnt wife think you are a SAINT MI Ch'@'o'
Mrs Bomesler ack mO wi lodged having written letter
10 Mr. and Mrs. Mcbride while they were In Europe
VIII Oh read and in which she spoke In warm terms
of praise OF both of them.
Antoine Bomeiser, cousin OF the plainui eorrooo
rated the statement OF her her that Mcbride had eX
pressed to him the high opinion which he had OF MS
Preston stevenson opened the case for the defence
saying that tho defendant was not TO blame IN the mat
ter and that the should never have besn brought
lie called witnesses in regard TO the deiendahts
sobrety Thomas A. Barr Benjamin G' AIhoiu,
John II. Draper. Edwin T. Behman. John
%agan, Charles G. Borden Sa1 all swo7c 6st
they had had business and Otner relations with Mr.,
Mr. Mcbride and had never seen MIN under the lDnuehce
William H. simpson. for uery coachman aud general
attendant in the family. testified that Mr. ana NJ $ Nc
Bird. appeared TO be very af-ctonate Mr.. Mcbride
ieced on one occasion having his wife drive down
town hun his oil because the horses had been
out aost ali OF the pre- vous day Then Mrs McBrdes
mother said would have the carriage every time she
wanodit
o.-whst her manner when she said thi'i A.-she
talked as II sie va monarch OF the whole city,
The witness said that Mr. BOmeisleF sometimes re-
turned home late as or a. M. lie sometimes TOOK
a cab from the Eighty-fonrth-st station, ana would
aght before reaching tho house. crawling along ana
holding on 10 the fence steady himself Sometimes
the let him into the house ny way OF the htDe
ON one occason Mr. Mcbride came running out of tho
Barcelona flats his his hand and his coat on
Irive home r Mr. Bomeisler appeared on
the stairs with carving-knifo in his
hand and his wife holding bis coat tails Mrs Mcbride
followed the coach Without wrappngs ana IL was stopped
aud she was taken in. Mr. Mcbride perfectly sober
On The witness never saw him under the
ikiiuence of liquor.
Presbyterian Church, which Mr. dcBrte attends testi-
fled TO his good coniuc as member OF the church ana
the excellent feeling which seemed 10 prevail between
him and his wife.
The trial will continue to-day.